{"product_id":"latvia-flag","title":"Latvia (Latvian) Flag 🇱🇻","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3' x 5' polyester Latvia Flag with two grommets, double-stitched top and bottom edges, and a triple-stitched fly edge to reduce fraying.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✍️ The Design:\u003c\/strong\u003e According to the 13th-century Livonian Rhymed Chronicle, this flag design dates all the way back to a battle around 1279, joining \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flagsforgood.com\/products\/denmark-flag\" title=\"Denmark Flag\"\u003eDenmark's Dannebrog\u003c\/a\u003e as one of the oldest national flags still in continuous use today. Legend says the chief of a Latvian tribe was mortally wounded, and the white sheet he was wrapped in was stained red with his blood, except where his body lay. The modern design was officially standardized in 1921, suppressed during decades of Soviet occupation, and proudly restored in 1990 shortly before Latvia declared independence from the Soviet Union.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flag features a unique 2:1:2 horizontal layout with a distinctive deep dark red shade officially known as \"Latvian Red\" flanking a narrow white stripe. That white middle stripe represents the truth, light, and freedom of the Latvian people, while the rich red symbolizes the blood shed by heroes fighting for the country. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Latvian Flag is often mistaken for or confused with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flagsforgood.com\/products\/austria-flag\" title=\"Austrian Flag\"\u003eAustrian flag\u003c\/a\u003e 🇦🇹 which has a similar layout but a lighter shade of red and different stripe proportions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🇱🇻 Days of Celebration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Latvians fly this flag on \u003cstrong\u003eProclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia\u003c\/strong\u003e (November 18th), \u003cstrong\u003eRestoration of Independence Day\u003c\/strong\u003e (May 4th), and during the festive midsummer celebration of \u003cstrong\u003eJāņi\u003c\/strong\u003e in late June.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flags For Good","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48617204252917,"sku":"LATVIA","price":39.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/1373\/3790\/files\/latvia-flag.jpg?v=1786988761","url":"https:\/\/flagsforgood.ca\/products\/latvia-flag","provider":"Flags For Good","version":"1.0","type":"link"}